Moving from Iron Man 2 eye candy to a sharp, dangerous and quick-witted character in the excellent Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Black Widow has fast become our favourite MCU character. Her rapport with Steve Rogers was one of the highlights for the sequel, but we reckon she and Maria Hill would be fantastic teaming up more going forward.

Guardians of the Galaxy – Gamora – played by Zoe Saldana

Fierce and fearless, it’s the most dangerous woman in the galaxy (Picture: Marvel)

The most dangerous woman in the galaxy certainly lived up to her reputation in the brilliant jail break scene during Guardians of the Galaxy’s first act. In addition to her lightening fast and lethal fighting style, she showed she’s not too shabby with a sword or a spaceship. Go Gamora!

Captain America: The First Avenger – Agent Carter – played by Hayley Atwell

Peggy doesn’t possess Gamora’s intergalactic DNA, but she’s a skilled gunman who can easily get soldiers to do as they’re told. Plus she’s stylish as hell.

Thor: The Dark World – Lady Sif – played by Jaime Alexander

Anyone who can hang with the cocky Norse god Thor has got to be pretty brilliant. Fierce and funny, Sif is more than just a shield maiden. She showed her caring side in some touching moments with Thor’s mother Frigga in both Thor movies, but we like her best when she’s dealing out punishment on the battlefield.

Iron Man – Pepper Potts – played by Gwyneth Paltrow

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We’ve seen Pepper move from Tony Stark’s cheerleader to getting in on the action herself in the third film, where she saved Tony from a mauling by Aldrich Killian. Plus, she has got to be a pretty strong person to deal with Stark and all of his Iron Man hijinks.

Jane Foster – Thor – played by Natalie Portman

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Jane Foster is a fearless scientist who is a great example of human bravery. She, like all other Marvel universe women, is fiercely intelligent, and that coupled with her thoughtfulness and kindness make her a wonderfully rounded character.

Catch Scarlett in action in Captain America: The Winter Soldier which is available on 3D Blu-ray™, DVD and Blu-ray™ now